{"id":594,"date":"2016-04-19T14:06:04","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T11:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kimmihri.com\/?page_id=594"},"modified":"2024-01-11T01:54:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T22:54:01","slug":"film","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kimmihri.com\/en\/film\/","title":{"rendered":"Film"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A THREE-STAGE PROJECT<\/h3><\/div>\n\t
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We have designed our project, inspired by the painter Mihri, into three stages. The independent feature documentary for the cinema entitled Kim Mihri (Who is Mihri) <\/strong><\/em>is the first part of this Project. Second stage is an archive of videos<\/strong><\/a> with subtitles that present the in-depth interviews with experts on the subjects such as Mihri\u2019s life and works, women and arts, gender and history writing, gender and urban life. Final step will be a feature length fiction film with the working title\u00a0Mihri on the Road<\/em><\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n

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AWARDS AND FESTIVAL JOURNEY<\/h3><\/div>\n\t
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Boston Turkish Festival 18th Documentary and Short Film Competition <\/strong>Best Documentary Audience Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

59th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival National Documentary Competition Selection \u2013 Awarded for Best Documentary Film<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

24th Golden Saffron Documentary Film Festival National Documentary Competetion Selection \u2013 Awarded for Special Jury Award<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2nd Ayanc\u0131k Film Festival Documentary Competetion Selection \u2013 Awarded for 100th Anniversary Special Award<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Seattle Turkish Film Festival Official Selection 2023<\/p>\n

1st Tepeba\u015f\u0131 Flying Broom Women Films<\/p>\n

Accessible Film Festival Ankara and Eski\u015fehir<\/p>\n

5th Directed by Women Turkiye<\/p>\n

30th Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival Special Screening<\/p>\n

2nd Ayval\u0131k International Film Festival Screening<\/p>\n

4th Sevil Internetional Women Directors Film Festival, Azerbaijan<\/p>\n

2nd Amasra International City Festival Special Screening<\/p>\n

3rd \u0130zmir International Film and Music Festival<\/p>\n

Documentarist 16th \u0130stanbul Documentary Days<\/p>\n

42nd \u0130stanbul Film Festival National Documentary Competiton Selection<\/p>\n

6th International Women Filmmakers Festival, National Documentary Competition Selection, Izmir<\/p>\n

33th Ankara Film Festival National Documentary Competition Selection<\/p>\n

Boden International Film Festivali Finalisti, Sweden<\/p>\n

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SYNOPSIS<\/h3><\/div>\n\t
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Live action\u00a0 \/ animation, feauture, independent documentary<\/span><\/p>\n

Kim Mihri (Who is Mihri) is the painter Mihri\u2019s untold story. Director Berna, decides to trace Mihri\u2019s journey from late Ottoman era Istanbul onward to Rome, Paris and New York. Mihri, whose image, artistic work and life story have been unjustly obscured, lost and deformed are revived through interviews and fully animated sequences.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n

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DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT<\/h3><\/div>\n\t
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I first heard of the Painter Mihri in 2013 when I attended seminars on the History of Turkish Painting. Very few people knew about her. I felt this was simply unbearable and that\u2019s why I devoted many years of my life to make the first-ever documentary film about the artist.\u00a0 For the documentary, I set out with a simple question; \u201cWho is Mihri?\u201d and my devotion to make the Kim Mihri (Who is Mihri) documentary enriched my life enormously. For me, it was a journey full of surprises and epiphany. In the film, Mihri is not presented as a superior mythical creature or a poor victim, but as a woman who had the talent and drive to live life exactly the way she wanted whether or not the world she lived in was ready for it\u2026 Kim Mihri paves the way to question gender roles, form more intense and richer relationships between the East and the West, and history and the present, \u201cus\u201d and \u201cthe other\u201d. In addition, the film may instigate further international academic research on Mihri and eventually, the registration of her lost paintings. As Mihri followed her passion, she opened new routes for the upcoming generations. She wrote in a letter, \u201cThe road of an artist lengthens with each step taken.\u201d I see this documentary as part of her and our challenging walk\u2026 Mihri\u2019s artworks and her life choices can be controversial; yet before criticizing, we need to know; Who is Mihri?<\/span><\/p>\n

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MIHRI COMING BACK TO LIFE...<\/h3><\/div>\n\t
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In order to reflect the core dynamics of Mihri\u2019s life as a woman and as an artist, some parts of the film is fully animated.\u00a0 The animation sequences which are directed by Berat \u0130lk, uses mixed technique and actress Feride \u00c7etin has contributed for the creation of animated Mihri character.<\/span><\/p>\n

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